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To: Beowulf9
Galaxy cluster Abell 1689:

The yellow galaxies in this image belong to the cluster itself, however, the red and blue distorted streaks are background galaxies gravitationally lensed by the cluster. Some of the lensed galaxies are over 13 billion light years (4000 megaparsec) distant. The lensing zone itself is 2 million light years (0.60 megaparsec) across.

6 posted on 12/18/2010 7:36:38 PM PST by Abin Sur
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To: Abin Sur
Sumpin' big's lurkin' in there.

The original troll perhaps?

7 posted on 12/18/2010 7:38:25 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: Abin Sur

Re #6: I can see my house. Neat!


9 posted on 12/18/2010 7:46:18 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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